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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character in "Hill Country" climbs back into the jeep and drives off back to where?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) The hill.
(d) Everywhere.

2. In "Declaration," the people have reminded those in power of how they came to live in this nation, taken captive where?
(a) From their native lands.
(b) In the cotton fields.
(c) In the wild west.
(d) On the high seas.

3. Of what do the memories of this "Garden of Eden" remind the speaker?
(a) Brooklyn and being in her thirties.
(b) College life.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) Her family.

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” why does a brother write a sister in a letter asking her to care for his child?
(a) His wife is dying.
(b) His wife is living with another man while he is away.
(c) His wife is abusive and unfit to be a mother.
(d) His wife is ill and unable to care for their child.

5. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says they do not want those who are descendants of the people sold as property to know their history. Why?

2. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker would walk home doing mental math on how much she had spent and what would suddenly hit her?

3. Why does the father plead to not have his family removed from the camp in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” to whom does a slave write, asking him if he is now legally free?

5. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" is happy to live without these troubles of slavery and is what?

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